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单词 skyless
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sky /skaɪ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. skies, v., skied or skyed, sky•ing. 
n. 
  1. the region of the clouds or the upper air;
    heavens;
    firmament: [countable; often: the + ~;
    often: skies]
    The sun can be seen in the sky today.[uncountable]There was a lot of blue sky in Montana.
  2. the climate:[countable* often: skies]the sunny skies of Italy.

v. [+ object]
  1. Informal Termsto raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air:The batter skied the next ball high to right field.
Idioms
  1. Idioms out of a or the clear (blue) sky, [uncountable] without any advance warning:One day out of a clear blue sky he was fired, just like that.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sky  (skī),USA pronunciation n., pl. skies, v. skied or skyed, sky•ing. 
n. Often, skies (for defs. 1–4). 
  1. the region of the clouds or the upper air;
    the upper atmosphere of the earth:airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
  2. the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault.
  3. the supernal or celestial heaven:They looked to the sky for help.
  4. the climate:the sunny skies of Italy.
  5. [Obs.]a cloud.
  6. out of a or the clear sky, without advance notice or warning;
    abruptly:An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky.Also, out of a or the clear blue sky. 
  7. to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm;
    extravagantly:to praise someone to the skies.Also, to the sky. 

v.t. 
  1. Informal Termsto raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air.
  2. Informal Termsto hang (a painting) high on a wall, above the line of vision.
  3. sky up, [Falconry.](of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
  • Old Norse skȳ cloud, cognate with Old English scēo cloud
  • Middle English 1175–1225
skyless, adj. 
skylike′, adj. 

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